German actor Sebastian Koch is the latest actor to join the cast of Matt Reeves’ “The Batman: Part 2.”
The director made the announcement on social media.
Bryan Tyree Henry also joined the cast.
The film begins production this spring. Sebastian Stan is set to play Harvey Dent, while Scarlett Johansson is set to play Dent’s wife.
At the DC Studios presentation last year, DC Studios co-chief Peter Safran gave an update on “The Batman: Part II.”
“James [Gunn] and I, we love Matt Reeves’ vision for ‘The Batman: Part II.’ And we’re looking forward to this film as much as you are,” he said.
It’s been more than four years since the March 2022 release of “The Batman,” which Reeves wrote alongside Peter Craig (Mattson Tomlin served as an uncredited writer on the film).
As time has gone on, fans have become increasingly antsy about the wait between the first film’s release and the sequel’s script. TheWrap reported on the goings-on behind-the-scenes with Reeves and Tomlin’s screenplay for “The Batman: Part II.”
Nothing is currently known about the plot for “The Batman: Part II” aside from the inclusion of key figures like Pattinson and Andy Serkis as Alfred Pennyworth. Following the success of HBO Max TV series spinoff “The Penguin,” it is unknown how heavily characters like Colin Farrell’s Oz Cobb will fit into the story. Barry Keoghan was introduced at the end of the first film as The Joker.
“The Batman: Part II” is currently slated to release Oct. 1, 2027.
DC Studios had no comment.